Psychology at Mississippi College

Mississippi College's psychology graduates start at just $23,683—roughly $7,000 below the state median and among the lowest nationally for this degree. While earnings do climb significantly to $35,654 by year four, that initial salary barely covers living expenses in Clinton, and the $26,000 in debt represents more than a full year's starting income. Parents should know this program ranks in just the 5th percentile nationally, trailing all major Mississippi universities by thousands of dollars annually.

The stronger 40th percentile state ranking offers little comfort when Mississippi's psychology programs already underperform national norms. Your child would earn $4,700 more per year starting out at Ole Miss and nearly $4,500 more at Southern Miss. That gap represents real purchasing power—car payments, rent, or student loan progress that Mississippi College graduates simply won't have access to during those crucial early career years.

The small sample size here warrants extra caution, but the pattern is clear enough: this program struggles to launch graduates into financially stable careers. Unless your child has compelling reasons to attend Mississippi College specifically—perhaps a significant scholarship or unique program features—the state's flagship universities offer demonstrably better returns on a psychology degree with similar debt loads. The year-four earnings are respectable, but that difficult first year matters enormously for young adults trying to establish independence.